Furniture Warehouse, Lead Hand, 7am-3:30pm

Staples Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount in store and online

Health and Dental benefits

Learning & Development programs

RRSP Matching

Paid Vacation

Job summary

Staples Canada in Calgary is seeking a Warehouse Associate to support inbound and outbound furniture operations, including receiving, labeling, stocking, and order packing under supervision.

The role requires at least 12 months of warehouse experience, ability to operate equipment such as forklift/pallet jack, and a high school diploma; wage begins at $18.70 per hour with benefits including health, dental, RRSP matching and paid vacation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months related experience in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to use basic PC, math, reading and writing skills.
• Must become certified to operate warehouse equipment.
• CFS knowledge and furniture product knowledge are a plus.
• Experience with warehouse equipment such as forklift and pallet jack is required.

Responsibilities

• Support inbound and outbound furniture operations and staging.
• Receive, label, stock, and verify SKUs and quantities.
• Assist in making ready furniture for delivery and organize warehouse space.
• Provide direction to junior staff and train associates as needed.
• Handle daily tasks and communicate issues to supervisor and order management.
• Participate in physical inventories and maintain safety procedures.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Cherry picker

CFS system

Job description

Who we are:

As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable, and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions.

Job Description

Who we are: As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable, and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We Are Building An Inclusive And Diverse Team

Staples Canada is creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Some Important Details

• Location: 25 Aero Drive NE, Calgary
• Shift Time: Full-time, 7am-3:30pm
• Wage: $18.70 per hour Minimum

Some Of What You Will Do

Performs manual and system tasks to support inbound and outbound furniture operations. Identifies and resolves issues in various functional areas; put away, staging, loading, shipping. Supports and assembles “make ready” furniture to support efficient warehouse processing and maximize warehouse space usage. Assists in providing work direction and training to Furniture Warehouse Associates. Performs work under the direction of warehouse supervisor or manager.

Specifically, You Will

• Provides work direction in assigned area while performing the same tasks as those directing. Trains less experienced furniture warehouse associates in assigned area on proper methods and procedures.
• Performs the following processes to support inbound and outbound furniture operations generated from Central Furniture System (CFS).
• Receives vendor purchase orders, regular lines, special orders, or customer returns.
• Performs inventory counts and location lookups.
• Follows processes to report common daily discrepancies or issues (i.e., shortages, damage) to supervisor or order management.
• Monitors and ensures CFS task completion within shift.
• Picks and stages outbound orders as necessary on day shift.
• Performs a variety of lookups and research to support functional areas.
• Communicates non-routine CFS system issues to Application Support and/or management.
• Performs the following non-system inbound and outbound tasks.
• Separates and labels product received, stocks product into identified locations verifying SKU and quantity accuracy.
• Assembles make-ready furniture and stages for delivery.
• Coordinates with Furniture Sales Support to resolve items received that are not on purchase order.
• Completes Receiving Discrepancy Tickets when vendor shipment is inaccurate. Informs Furniture Sales Support and Accounts Payable.
• Picks and stocks product to complete replenishment tasks.
• Picks product for customer orders ensuring quantity and unit-of-measure (UOM) picked is equal to quantity and UOM ordered.
• Checks SKU and quantities picked for customer orders to ensure accuracy, and re-packages or wraps orders as needed.
• Sorts and loads customer orders by route and delivery order.
• May schedule vendor shipments.
• Participates in all scheduled physical inventories.
• Performs basic housekeeping in assigned areas of warehouse.
• Adheres to all safety procedures in the performance of job duties.
• Daily interaction with furniture warehouse co-workers and warehouse management, Application Support, Inventory Control, Furniture Sales Support, vendors/suppliers for scheduling deliveries and obtaining return authorizations for vendor returns.

Qualifications

Some of what you need:

Experience

• A minimum of twelve (12) months related experience in a warehouse environment; or any equivalent combination of acceptable training, education, and experience.
• Need to have good PC, math, writing and reading.
• Job requires the ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment.
• CFS knowledge desired.
• Furniture product knowledge desired.
• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack and cherry picker is a must.

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) require

Additional Requirements Information

Work requires moderate physical effort and use of motor skills requiring manual dexterity is needed to perform the essential duties of the job:

• The employee will regularly sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee may lift, lower, or carry products up to a maximum of 50 pounds by hand.
• The employee may operate warehouse equipment. Using proper safety procedures will eliminate any potential hazards.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Some Of What You Will Get

• Employee discount in store and online
• Health and Dental benefits
• Learning & Development programs
• RRSP Matching, Paid Vacation
• And more…

About Us

We value transparency in our hiring processes. Please note, artificial intelligence may be used in certain stages to screen, assess, or select applicants, however, a human reviewer makes all final decisions. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About The Team

At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.